Published by Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. 2008, First Edition, First Printing, 2008
Seller: Shepardson Bookstall, Brookline, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. WINNER OF THE 2008 NEWBERY MEDAL! (NO Newbery Medal on Front) STORIES: Step back to an English village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating twenty-two unforgettable characters. Winner of the Newbery Medal. Maidens, monks, and millers sons in these pages, readers will meet them all. There s Hugo, the lord s nephew, forced to prove his manhood by hunting a wild boar; sharp-tongued Nelly, who supports her family by selling live eels; and the peasant s daughter, Mogg, who gets a clever lesson in how to save a cow from a greedy landlord.